Snapback Sanctions: The E3 (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) stated that Iran has not taken any concrete steps required to delay the snapback mechanism. EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas separately warned that the “window for finding a diplomatic solution” on Iran’s nuclear issue is closing and added that Iran must take ”credible steps“ to meet E3 demands.
US Sanctions Designations: The US State Department designated Iranian-backed Iraqi militias Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada, Kataib Imam Ali, and Harakat Ansar Allah al Awfiya as Foreign Terrorist Organizations on September 17. These militias and their leaders were previously designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Syrian State Formation: The Suwayda Autonomous Government rejected a US-Syrian-Jordanian roadmap to resolve intercommunal violence in Suwayda Province. The rejection will complicate the transitional government’s effort to reconcile with the province and eventually integrate it into the state.
Iran Update, September 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)
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